Fathers in treatment for substance use involved in care proceedings: Using free-text clinical documents to understand childcare responsibilities and individual characteristics

Martha Canfield, Zara Rehman, Sam Norton, Johnny Downs and Gail Gilchrist

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 177, issue C

Abstract: Fathers represent a significant proportion of substance use treatment service users. Many of these fathers have a history of involvement in care proceedings (Family Court). We investigated free-text notes from health records of fathers attending treatment for substance use who were involved in care proceedings. We aimed (1) to identify the childcare responsibility of the fathers after involvement in care proceedings and (2) to determine factors that may impact care proceeding outcomes.

Keywords: Fathers; Care proceedings; Free-text notes; Qualitative analysis; substance use treatment services; eletronic health records (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108463

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